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Turning biology to life: some reflections by Vane-Wright, Richard I

“…Abstract This essay presents various reflections on living systems, what they are and how they evolve, prompted by editing Teleonomy in Living Systems (a…”
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Teleonomy in living systems: an overview by Vane-Wright, Richard I, Corning, Peter A

“…Abstract An introduction, overview and discussion are provided for this special issue of the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, entitled ‘Teleonomy in…”
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Conserved ancestral tropical niche but different continental histories explain the latitudinal diversity gradient in brush-footed butterflies by Chazot, Nicolas, Condamine, Fabien L., Dudas, Gytis, Peña, Carlos, Kodandaramaiah, Ullasa, Matos-Maraví, Pável, Aduse-Poku, Kwaku, Elias, Marianne, Warren, Andrew D., Lohman, David J., Penz, Carla M., DeVries, Phil, Fric, Zdenek F., Nylin, Soren, Müller, Chris, Kawahara, Akito Y., Silva-Brandão, Karina L., Lamas, Gerardo, Kleckova, Irena, Zubek, Anna, Ortiz-Acevedo, Elena, Vila, Roger, Vane-Wright, Richard I., Mullen, Sean P., Jiggins, Chris D., Wheat, Christopher W., Freitas, Andre V. L., Wahlberg, Niklas

“…The global increase in species richness toward the tropics across continents and taxonomic groups, referred to as the latitudinal diversity gradient,…”
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Amines and amine-related compounds in surface waters: A review of sources, concentrations and aquatic toxicity by Poste, Amanda E., Grung, Merete, Wright, Richard F.

“…This review compiles available information on the concentrations, sources, fate and toxicity of amines and amine-related compounds in surface waters, including…”
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Reconsidering commonly used stimuli in speech perception experiments by Winn, Matthew B., Wright, Richard A.

“…This paper examines some commonly used stimuli in speech perception experiments and raises questions about their use, or about the interpretations of previous…”
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Street Justice: Retaliation in the Criminal Underworld by Jacobs, Bruce A., Wright, Richard

“…Street criminals live in a dangerous world, but they cannot realistically rely on the criminal justice system to protect them from predation by fellow…”
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Reconsidering classic ideas in speech communication by Winn, Matthew B, Wright, Richard A, Tucker, Benjamin V

“…The papers in this special issue provide a critical look at some historical ideas that have had an influence on research and teaching in the field of speech…”
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The puzzle of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and their association with plants containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids by Lawson, Nancy, Vane‐Wright, Richard I., Boppré, Michael

“…1. The chemical defences of monarch butterflies involve two kinds of secondary plant metabolites: cardiac glycosides (CGs) that are obtained from larval…”
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DABIGATRAN IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: DOSE TITRATION USING THROMBIN TIME by Wright, Richard F

“…Background Dabigatran dosing is currently based on estimated creatinine clearance, failing to account for erroneous estimation of renal function and for…”
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A note on four butterflies recorded by Montrouzier (1856) as members of the genus Euploea Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from Woodlark Island (Muyua), Papua New Guinea by Vane-Wright, Richard I.

“…The life of Father Jean Xavier Hyacinthe Montrouzier (1820-1897) is briefly reviewed, with special reference to the 5 years he spent on Woodlark Island…”
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Assessment of Device Related Thrombus and Associated Clinical Outcomes with the WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device for Embolic Protection in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (From the PROTECT-AF Trial) by Main, Michael L., MD, Fan, Dali, MD, PhD, Reddy, Vivek Y., MD, Holmes, David R., MD, Gordon, Nicole T., BSEE, Coggins, Tina R., RDCS, House, John A., MS, Liao, Lawrence, MD, Rabineau, Dawn, RDCS, Latus, George G., BSBME, Huber, Kenneth C., MD, Sievert, Horst, MD, Wright, Richard F., MD, Doshi, Shephal K., MD, Douglas, Pamela S., MD

“…Abstract Left atrial appendage (LAA) closure with the WATCHMAN device is an alternative to anticoagulation for stroke prevention in selected patients with…”
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Euploea dorippus Klug, 1845: species, semispecies, subspecies, junior subjective synonym of Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Linnaeus), and/or form – what does Klug’s dorippus represent? (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Danainae) by Vane-Wright, Richard I.

“…The type material of the available name Euploea dorippus Klug, 1845, originated from northern Sudan, an area that lies beyond the core zone of the semispecies…”
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Contribution of uric acid to cancer risk, recurrence, and mortality by Fini, Mehdi A, Elias, Anthony, Johnson, Richard J, Wright, Richard M

“…Two risk factors for the development and progression of cancers that are amenable to life style modification are chronic inflammation and the metabolic…”
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DNA barcodes from over-a-century-old type specimens shed light on the taxonomy of a group of rare butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Calinaginae) by Todisco, Valentina, Basu, Dipendra Nath, Prosser, Sean W J, Russell, Stephen, Mutanen, Marko, Zilli, Alberto, Huertas, Blanca, Kunte, Krushnamegh, Vane-Wright, Richard

“…We analyzed COI barcode sequences from 138 over-a-century old specimens of Calinaga including 36 name-bearing type specimens stored at the Natural History…”
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Revisiting population size vs. phoneme inventory size by Moran, Steven, McCloy, Daniel, Wright, Richard

“…In this discussion note we argue against the findings presented in Hay & Bauer 2007, which show a positive correlation between population size and phoneme…”
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Xanthine oxidoreductase mediates membrane docking of milk‐fat droplets but is not essential for apocrine lipid secretion by Monks, Jenifer, Dzieciatkowska, Monika, Bales, Elise S., Orlicky, David J., Wright, Richard M., McManaman, James L.

“…Key points Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) modulates milk lipid secretion and lactation initiation. XOR is required for butyrophilin1a1 clustering in the…”
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The genome sequence of the oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus ((Jacq.) P. Kummer, 1871) by Wright, Richard, Woof, Kieran

“…We present a genome assembly from a specimen (the oyster mushroom; Basidiomycota; Agaricomycetes; Agaricales; Pleurotaceae). The genome sequence is 40.6…”
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Rebuilding the Mayfield Mercantile Company: Architecture and Commerce in Sonora, Texas, c. 1900 by Wright, Richard B

“…In the predawn house of Sep 12, 1902, a fire began in the storerooms of the Mayfield Mercantile Company, at the head of Main Street in Sonora TX. Luckily, the…”
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Rebuilding the Mayfield Mercantile Company: Architecture and Commerce in Sonora, Texas, c. 1900 by Wright, Richard B

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Effects of Bark Beetle Disturbance on Soil Nutrient Retention and Lake Chemistry in Glacial Catchment by Oulehle, Filip, Wright, Richard F., Svoboda, Miroslav, Bace, Radek, Matějka, Karel, Kaňa, Jiří, Hruška, Jakub, Couture, Raoul-Marie, Kopáček, Jiří

“…Forest ecosystems worldwide are subjected to human-induced stressors, including eutrophication and acidification, and to natural disturbances (for example,…”
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